Cetacean distribution in São Miguel (Azores) : influence of environmental variables at different spatial and temporal scales

• Main Author: Gonzalez Garcia, Laura
• Other Authors: Torres Palenzuela, Jesus Manuel
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Física aplicada 2019
• Subjects: 2510.07 Oceanografía Física; 2510.01 Oceanografía Biológica; 2401.06 Ecología Animal; Alta; Baja; De la Costa; Cachalote; Ballenas; Polo; Falsa; Plano; Mellor; Delfín; Ás; Auga; Calderón; Paraíso; baleen whale; baleen whales; ballena azul; cachalote; Killer Whale; north atlantic current; North Atlantic; Orca; Sperm whale; Pintado
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11093/1218

The strategic location of the Azores Islands in the middle of the Atlantic makes them an oceanic paradise for pelagic species, including whales and dolphins. The dynamic oceanography of the region, influenced by the North Atlantic Current and the Azores Front/Current System, interacts with the steep...